GE Hospital Quest: Milestone 1 Winners

"I like the concept of the discharge roadmap and feel it is a place of great need."
-Warner Thomas, President and CEO of Ochsner Health System, Hospital Quest Judge

GE Hospital Quest challenges app designers to take a data-driven approach to easing the confusion and frustration of hospital visits. Contestants all over the world have risen to the challenge. At the time of the first Milestone prize, there were already 100 submissions. The judges want to recognize a few early standouts, and share what they’re looking to see from the Grand Prize winners.

Milestone 1 was focused on problem identification and solution description. The judges
want to congratulate Discharge Roadmap for their "strong recognition of the problem and its impact” and “detailed submission.” “Overall a very good idea and concept."

For the next round of prizes, the judges are looking for submissions with not just a great concept, but a detailed plan for the application flow and data collection that would give the app real-world impact. One of the judges had this advice:

"Lots of great ideas have been submitted to date. In my selections I am focused on those entries addressing operational rather than clinical challenges, as this is the stated intent of the Quest. I am also looking for details on how the data will be collected: some of the ideas are strong, but it would be a challenge to consistently collect the type of data required to make them successful. Finally, I am looking for completeness in the submission – but also a somewhat simple explanation/summary of the concept that gets to the heart of the idea quickly."

Congratulations to the Milestone 1 prize winners and good luck with Milestone 2!